SHELTON -- A police officer responding to a disturbance on Old Bridgeport Avenue early Tuesday morning had to restrain a man living at the home while backup arrived, police said.

Daniel Lord, 21, was destroying the inside of the home when officers arrived about 3 a.m. after receiving a report of an intoxicated person, Detective Sgt. Kevin Ahern said.

When the responding officer entered the house, Lord attacked him and the two struggled in a hallway, Ahern said.

The officer was able to get Lord on the ground and held him there until other officers arrived, he said.

The officer was not injured and Lord was taken to Griffin Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and released, Ahern said.

"It took several officers to get him handcuffed because he was so out of control," Ahern said.

Lord was charged with disorderly conduct, third-degree assault, third-degree criminal mischief, interfering with an emergency call, illegal possession of a controlled substance, failure to keep drugs in the original container and interfering with a police officer.

He was held in lieu of $10,000 bond and was arraigned Tuesday in Derby Superior Court.